Monthly Archives: March 2009

Damn ham will get you every time

For nearly a week the St. John river has been the object of interest as the province, and some parts of the world, watched the rescue attempts directed towards Chaka, a Tibetan mastiff. The 14 month old dog escaped from her … Continue reading

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Stand by me

The wife-in-law emailed this to me while I was writing the previous entry.  Thought it was quite appropriate. Enjoy. moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2539741 Now if I could only learn how to embed videos………..

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Apparently I’m an S.O.B.

Every Sunday I call my children by telephone and force them to speak with me whether they want to or not.  When I called Andrea this Sunday she was very excited.  The conversation went like this……. Mom, you’re an S.O.B. I am … Continue reading

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Every woman grows up to be her mother: it is her curse. No man does, and that is his. Oscar Wilde.

Growing up my sister Wanda and I knew our Mom had a language of her own, we called it Mommanish.  Words would come tumbling out of her mouth a way too fast, out of order or not quite the right … Continue reading

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This will make your day

Take a few minutes to check out the latest entry on Kim’s Big Quilting Adventure http://kimsbigquiltingadventure.blogspot.com/ Attention: Quilters.  Connie Colton has a new quilting directory, Quilt Qua : and is welcoming photos for the show and tell page. As today … Continue reading

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I’m back

It is amazing what two days of bed rest, tylenol, advil, diet orange pop, a kitty purring in my ears and lots of warm wishes from you did for my soul and body.   Today I’m up and about and on … Continue reading

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She has the plague

This is Andrea posting on behalf of Mam (my mom). She called me up and she sounds like she’s on death’s doorstep. She has the plague. Others may know it as the flu, but in her case she’s barely hanging … Continue reading

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Moose impact

I’m home sick with the plague.  A nasty flu bug has been making the rounds at work and I’ve managed to avoid it until now.   I’m in a tylenol induced coma and my DH is plying me with diet orange pop.  … Continue reading

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Better late than never

My husband is a card shopper.  Through the years, he has presented to me sometimes funny, most often beautiful, but always lovingly written cards of all descriptions. I’ve saved each one. Rarely do I receive the card on the occasion it celebrates.  … Continue reading

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Looking for Santa

Last fall I saw a sweet Santa Claus quilt at the KV Quilt show.    Each Santa was donned in a different colour  flannel shirt and hat, looking more like lumberjacks than Father Christmas.  Canadian eh?   What a great pattern to … Continue reading

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